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This past weekend should have been our annual Washington Presbyterian Church Apple Festival. It had been ongoing for over 40 years and last year the little community raised well over $30,000 for organizations that support needy people in mind, body, and soul. Unfortunately, our festival, like so many others, didn’t happen this year because of

25 Alternatives for the F-Word

Full-page spread in Mensa magazine! [insert enormous smiley face here]

New Release: I See You Sincerely

I See You Sincerely is out in the world today. As I told my friends, it is something that has been on my heart for a long time. The video below contains the content of this little book. This won’t resonate with everyone but if it does with you, please give this book to someone

Secret City: Kiki

The Mischievous Angel dolls will be making their debut at the Secret City Festival on June 10-11 in Oak Ridge, TN!

Postcard Shorts

I just realized that I neglected to share with you all this interesting site that features stories that fit on a postcard. “Polar Opposites” was picked up at the link below, and you can click on  “Read a Story”  at the site for a random sampling of other stories by a variety of writers. Source:

Second-hand Grief

Although I only put the thoughts below on paper this October, I began to think them 20 years ago this Thanksgiving. It seems that every year since has accumulated another gray event upon this holiday, yet no matter who it is, I still don’t know how and when to say I care. So, more often

StoryInside.org at the Kingston Country Fair

On Saturday, October 5th I will be at the StoryInside.org* booth at the Kingston Country Fair. So, if you’re in east Tennessee, swing by and say hello! I’m told there is a pie-eating contest and live music. What more could you want from a Saturday?   Kingston Country Fair Fort Southwest Point 1226 S. Kentucky Street

Creation

  I will name the girl Autumn, and she will have hair like October in New England. I will name the boy Breeze, and his eyes will reflect the thousand lakes I left behind. Their hearts will be warm like the South that is now my home, with easy smiles that can part the mist

First Chapters Interview: K.S. Brooks

(This post is part of the First Chapters interview series.) Q: Pick two celebrities to be your parents. K.S. Brooks: “Diana Rigg (Emma Peel) and Tom Berenger (The Sniper) – NO ONE would have picked on me in school!” 😀 If anyone knew the caliber of butt-kickings that could be dreamed up in that brain,

First Chapters Interview: Melissa Bowersock

(This post is part of the First Chapters interview series.) Q: What do you think about when you’re alone in your car? Melissa: “I have a totally separate ‘car brain’ that thinks about different things than I do at other times. I get in my car to go to my day job and during the